Kagari Miyoshi

1954 -
  • Lacquerware
  • Public Collections : Victoria and Albert Museum etc.
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  • Category
    Lacquerware
  • Techniques
    Maki-e, Mother-of-pearl inlay (Raden), Dry lacquer
  • Born
    1954 -
  • Based in
    Kanagawa
  • Membership
    Full member, Japan Kogei Association
    Lecturer at Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, Urushi Lacquering Course
    Director at the Japan Cultural Property Lacquer Association

Biography

  • 1977
    Graduated from University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo, Department of Philosophy
    Studied under lacquer artist Ei Sasaki
  • 1995
    Japanese Studio Crafts Exhibition at Victoria & Albert Museum (London)
    Evaluator at the 52nd East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (also in '95, '12, '19 and '22)
  • 1996
    "Rainbows and Shimmering Bridges: Contemporary Japanese Lacquerware" Exhibition in New York and Denver
  • 2000
    Japanese Contemporary Urushi Art Exhibition (Amsterdam)
  • 2001
    Solo Exhibition "Geneology of Colored Shells" at Homma Museum of Art
  • 2004
    Became emerging artist overseas trainee sent by the Agency for Cultural Affairs and stayed in London as a visiting researcher at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London and in Ravenna and Florence, Italy
  • 2006
    Judge at the Kanagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition (also in '06, '16 and '22)
  • 2016
    Submitted to the "Asian Lacquer Craft Exchange Progam" (also in '15, '16 and '18)
  • 2017
    Invited to submit to the Mokichi Okada Award Exhibition at the MOA Museum of Art
  • 2019
    "Decorative Arts in Meiji and Heisei - Crafting Beauty and Technique Across 150 Years" at the Museum of Modern Greek Culture, Athens
  • 2020
    "Japanese Lacquerwork 2020" at the Kanazawa Yasue Gold Leaf Museum (Kanazawa)
    "Urushi in Harmony – Wind, Flowers and Light" Exhibition at Ginza Wako (Tokyo)

Awards

  • 1987
    Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the 4th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2008
    Received the MOA Museum of Art Award at the 25th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2016
    Received the Kumamoto Prefectural Traditional Crafts Center Award at the 33th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2019
    Received the Excellence Award (NHK Chairman Award) at the 66th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2025
    Wajima Museum of Urushi Art Incentive Award, 43rd Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

Public Collections

  • Victoria and Albert Museum
  • Rijksmuseum
  • National Crafts Museum
  • Homma Museum of Art
  • The Japan Foundation
  • Ise Foundation
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